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  2. Amelia Bloomer - Wikipedia

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    Amelia Jenks Bloomer (May 27, 1818 – December 30, 1894) was an American newspaper editor, women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers , her name became associated with it because of her early and strong advocacy.

  3. Women's suffrage and Western women's fashion through the ...

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    One specific piece of clothing was the sporting pantaloon or the women's bloomer; [4] originally worn in America in the 1850s as a women's suffrage statement by Amelia Bloomer, it turned into the ideal costume for women riding bicycles - an activity that was considered acceptable for women to participate in during the late 19th century. This ...

  4. Alicia Chong Rodriguez - Wikipedia

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    Chong Rodriguez founded Bloomer Tech after graduating from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [5] [6] The company is named after Amelia Bloomer, an activist for women's rights who encouraged women to wear loose-fitting pants. The Bloomer bra, which is designed to fit the curvature of a woman's body, went into clinical trials in 2018. [7]

  5. Underwear - Wikipedia

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    By the end of the decade, trouser-like "bloomers", which were popularized by Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818–1894) but invented by Elizabeth Smith Miller, gained popularity with the so-called Gibson Girls who enjoyed pursuits such as cycling and tennis. This new female athleticism helped push the corset out of style.

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  7. The Lily (newspaper) - Wikipedia

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    The Lily was the first U.S. newspaper edited by and for women. It was published from 1849 to 1853 by Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818–1894) before she sold the newspaper to Mary Birdsall in 1854.

  8. Bloomers - Wikipedia

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    Bloomers, also called the bloomer, the Turkish dress, the American dress, or simply reform dress, are divided women's garments for the lower body. They were developed in the 19th century as a healthful and comfortable alternative to the heavy, constricting dresses worn by American women.

  9. Victorian dress reform - Wikipedia

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    Amelia Bloomer herself dropped the fashion in 1859, saying that a new invention, the crinoline, was a sufficient reform and that she could return to conventional dress. The bloomer costume died—temporarily. It was to return much later (in a different form), as a women's athletic costume in the 1890s and early 1900s.

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